Three Supermassive Black Holes Were Found in the Center of One Galaxy

Astronomers of the University of Göttingen first found a galaxy in the center of which there are immediately three supermassive black holes. The galaxy is called NGC 6240 and is located in the constellation Ophiuchus.

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Scientists believe that black holes were in one place after the collision of three small galaxies. According to astrophysicists, this happens constantly in the Universe - about a quarter of visible galaxies have already survived the collision. The discovery in NGC 6240 confirmed this hypothesis.

Black holes in the galaxy are located very close to each other - at a distance of only 645 light years.